-schipe

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English -sċiepe, from Proto-West Germanic *-skapi, Proto-Germanic *-skapiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ʃip(ə)/, /-ʃɛp(ə)/

Suffix

-schipe

  1. Affixed to nouns and adjectives to form nouns denoting being, status, quality, activity, collectivity or condition.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: -ship
  • Scots: -schip

See also

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